Regional accessibility and economic potential in the European community

Keeble, David; Owens, Peter L.; Thompson, Chris

doi:10.1080/09595238200185421

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“…Early studies by Clark et al (1969) and Keeble et al (1982) investigate the impact of European integration on the spatial structure of economic activity in the EU, based on market access considerations. However, the definite relevance of market access for regional development remains vague in these analyses, since a firm theoretical fundament is missing.…”

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Market Access and Regional Disparities: New Economic Geography in Europe

Niebuhr

2004

SSRN Journal

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New Economic Geography (NEG) has reached a theoretical consolidation while related empirical tests are still scarce. The present paper aims at providing some evidence on the validity of forces emphasised by NEG. The analysis starts from the nominal wage equation derived from the Krugman "core-periphery model" and focuses on one of the main propositions of NEG that access advantages raise factor prices. The paper investigates the significance of market access for regional wages and the geographic extent of demand linkages for a cross section of European regions, also taking into account the effects of national borders. The regression analysis covers the period between 1985 and 2000. The results are consistent with the implication of NEG that demand linkages affect the geographic distribution of economic activities, confirming the basic findings of previous analyses. However, regarding the spatial extent of demand linkages, our results differ significantly from previous findings that point to highly localised effects.

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Market Access and Regional Disparities: New Economic Geography in Europe

Niebuhr

2004

SSRN Journal

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“…Nitsch used distance equal to the size of the radiation, which in his opinion is based closely on the value within the average range (Nitsch 2000). Several different approaches can be found in the literature (Rich 1980;Keeble et al 1982;Redding and Venables 2001), but we considered that to be the most appropriate. In any case, we can state that the length greatly influences the result of the calculation.…”

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New aspects of European road accessibility

Tóth¹,

Kincses²

2011

Geogr. Pol.

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Abstract:The utilisation of accessibility potential models is widespread in geographical studies of transport. A problem emerges, however, when these models are applied in that their interpretations and results may result in some difficulties and ambiguity. In order to eliminate this problem, we have developed a method which is convenient for breaking down the accessibility potentials into four univocal elements. This article analyses the features of these factors and the interrelationships of their spatial development patterns by using the example of the EU NUTS3 regions.

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“…Much of the traditional geography focussed on the implications of market potential for the location of economic activity (see, for example, Clark et al 1969;Dicken and Lloyd 1977;and Keeble et al 1982) with relatively little structural econometric estimation. Early econometric investigations of the role of market access in determining the cross-country distribution of income include Hummels (1995) and Leamer (1997).…”

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The Economic Geography of Trade, Production, and Income: A Survey of Empirics

Overman¹,

Redding²,

Venables³

Handbook of International Trade

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This paper surveys the empirical literature on the economic geography of trade flows, factor prices, and the location of production. The discussion is structured around the empirical predictions of a canonical theoretical model.We review empirical evidence on the determinants of trade costs and the effects of these costs on trade flows. Geography is a major determinant of factor prices, and access to foreign markets alone is shown to explain some 35% of the cross-country variation in p er capita income. The paper documents empirical findings of home market (or magnification) effects, suggesting that imperfectly competitive industries are drawn more than proportionately to locations with good market access. Sub-national evidence establishes the presence of industrial clustering, and we examine the roles played by product market linkages to customer and supplier firms, knowledge spillovers, and labour market externalities.

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Regional accessibility and economic potential in the European community

Cited by 231 publications

References 5 publications

Market Access and Regional Disparities: New Economic Geography in Europe

Market Access and Regional Disparities: New Economic Geography in Europe

New aspects of European road accessibility

The Economic Geography of Trade, Production, and Income: A Survey of Empirics

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